Clinical disorders Flashcards
Hypersecretion of GH during childhood.
a) gigantism
B) acromegaly
C) cretinism
D) pituitary dwarfism
A) Gigantism
Hypersecretion of GH during Adulthood
a) gigantism
B) acromegaly
C) cretinism
D) pituitary dwarfism
B) Acromegaly
Hyposecretion of thyroid hormones during the growth years.
a) gigantism
B) acromegaly
C) cretinism
D) pituitary dwarfism
C) Cretinism
What are two clinical manifestations of the cretinism?
A) Gigantism and edema
B) edema and exophthalmic goiter
C) dwarfism and Mental retardation
D) NOTA
C) dwarfism and mental retardation
Hyposecretion of ADH caused by damage to neurohypophysis or the supraoptic nucleus
A) diabetes mellitus
B) diabetes insipidus
C) myxedema
D) grave’s disease
B) diabetes insipidus
Hypothyroidism during adulthood.
A) diabetes mellitus
B) diabetes insipidus
C) myxedema
D) grave’s disease
C) myxedema
What is the hallmark of myxedema
A) cretinin
B) insulin
C) gigantism
D) edema
D) edema
It gives rise to exophthalmic goiter
A) myxedema
B) addison’s disease
C) grave’s disease
D) cushing syndrome
C) grave’s disease
Hyperparathyroidism that causes demineralization of bone
Osteitis fibrosa cystica
Muscle twitches or spasm and convulsions as a result of hypoparathyroidism
Tetany
Deficieny in calcium
A) hyperparathyroidism
B) hypoparathyroidism
B) hypoparathyroidism
A heterogenous group of diseases, all of which lead to an elevation of blood sugar and excretion of glucose in the urine
Diabetes Mellitus
Hypersecretion of mineralocorticoid, aldesterone.
Aldosteronism
Primary adrenal insufficiency that results in hyposecretion of glucocorticoids
Addison’s disease
Hypersecretion of glucocorticoids, especially cortisol and cortisone
A) addison’s disease
B) cushing syndrome
C) pheochromocytoma
D) NOTA
B) cushing syndrome
